Gender in archaeology : analyzing power and prestige
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Bibliographic Information
Gender in archaeology : analyzing power and prestige
AltaMira Press, c1997
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Available at 5 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. 177-220
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780761991151
Description
"Gender in Archaeology: Analyzing Power and Prestige".
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:pbk ISBN 9780761991168
Description
Sarah Milledge Nelson takes on the formidable task of attempting the first comprehensive feminist, theoretical synthesis of the flood of archaeological work on gender. She examines the roles of women and men in such areas as human origins, the sexual division of labor, kinship and other social formations, state development, and ideology. Nelson provides examples from gender-specific archaeological studies worldwide to examine such traditional myths as woman the gatherer, the goddess hypothesis, and the Amazon warriors, replacing them with a more nuanced, informed treatment of gender based on the latest research. She also examines the structure of the archaeological discipline in her attempt to understand and change a discipline that has made women all but invisible both as researchers and objects of research. Nelson's book is a benchmark work for all archaeologists working on or interested in gender and points the way toward fruitful avenues for further research.
Table of Contents
chapter 1 About the Author chapter 2 Preface chapter 3 1. Introduction chapter 4 2. The Creation of Power and Prestige chapter 5 3. Interpreting Gender in the Past. Theories and Strategies chapter 6 4. In the Beginning. Archaeology, Gender, and Origins Research chapter 7 5. Gender and the Division of Labor chapter 8 6. Families and Households chapter 9 7. The Larger Community chapter 10 8. Ideology and Gender chapter 11 9. Gender, Evolution, and Muted Voices chapter 12 References chapter 13 Index
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